2013 Cavan Senior Football Championship

2013 Cavan SFC
Tournament details
County	Cavan
Province	Ulster
Year	2013
Trophy	Oliver Plunkett Cup
Sponsor	Hotel Kilmore
Date	9 August - 13 October 2013
Teams	17
Defending champions	Mullahoran
Winners
Champions	Ballinagh (1st win)
Manager	Ciaran O'Reilly
Captain	Killian McBride
Qualify for	2013 Ulster Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-up	Cavan Gaels
Manager	Joe O'Connor
Captain	Eamonn Reilly
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s)	Belturbet
Other
Player of the Year	Eamonn Reilly (Cavan Gaels)
	← 2012 2014 →

The 2013 Cavan Senior Football Championship was the 105th edition of Cavan GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Cavan, Ireland. The tournament consists of 17 teams, with the winner going on to represent Cavan in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.

Mullahoran were the defending champions after beating Kingscourt Stars after a replay the previous year.

Lacken made their return to the senior grade this year after winning the Cavan Intermediate Football Championship in 2012, while Crosserlough also returned to Senior ranks.

Ballinagh defeated a fancied Cavan Gaels side in the final to claim their 1st Senior title.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Team changes[]

The following teams have changed division since the 2013 championship season.

To S.F.C.[]

Promoted from 2012 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship

Lacken - (Intermediate Champions)
Crosserlough

Back-door stage[]

Preliminary rounds[]

9 August 2013 Preliminary Round A	Cavan Gaels	3-6 – 0-7	Lacken	showBreffni Park
20:00		Report		Referee: Brendan Sweeney

11 August 2013 Preliminary Round B	Ramor United	4-9 – 0-7	Drumgoon	showBreffni Park
19:00		Report		Referee: Michael Lee

17 August 2013 Preliminary Round C	Lacken	4-12 – 3-9	Drumgoon	showRamor Park
17:00				Referee: Chris McCaffrey

Round 1[]

16 August 2013 Round 1	Ballinagh	0-11 – 0-7	Drumalee	showBreffni Park
17:00		Report		Referee: Chris McCaffrey

16 August 2013 Round 1	Castlerahan	4-18 – 1-14	Redhills	showLavey GAA Grounds
19:30				Referee: Margaret Farrelly

17 August 2013 Round 1	Gowna	0-13 – 1-9	Kingscourt Stars	showRamor Park
19:00		Report		Referee: Raymond Tynan

17 August 2013 Round 1	Crosserlough	3-6 – 0-13	Lavey	showBreffni Park
20:00		Report		Referee: Michael G Brady

18 August 2013 Round 1	Killygarry	0-14 – 0-12 (a.e.t.)	Denn	showBreffni Park
14:00		Report		Referee: Raymond Kelly

18 August 2013 Round 1	Cúchulainn's	0-11 – 1-5	Belturbet	showBreffni Park
15:30		Report		Referee: Martin Sexton

18 August 2013 Round 1	Ramor United	1-11 – 0-11	Mullahoran	showBreffni Park
19:00		Report		Referee: Noel Mooney

23 August 2013 Round 1	Cavan Gaels	2-17 – 1-15	Lacken	showBreffni Park
20:00				Referee: Joe McQuillan

Round 2A[]

24 August 2013 Round 2A	Ballinagh	0-12 – 0-8	Cúchulainn's	showRamor Park
18:30				Referee: Raymond Tynan

24 August 2013 Round 2A	Crosserlough	0-10 – 0-6	Killygarry	showBreffni Park
20:00		Report		Referee: Gerry Sheridan

25 August 2013 Round 2A	Ramor United	3-15 – 1-7	Gowna	showBreffni Park
13:30				Referee: Kieran McCarville

31 August 2013 Round 2A	Castlerahan	1-10 – 0-8	Cavan Gaels	showBreffni Park
19:30		Report		Referee: Kieran McCarville

Round 2B[]

24 August 2013 Round 2B	Lavey	1-13 – 1-5	Belturbet	showAnnalee Park
18:30				Referee: John Cassidy

25 August 2013 Round 2B	Mullahoran	0-11 – 0-8	Redhills	showBallinagh
13:30				Referee: Packie Smith

25 August 2013 Round 2B	Kingscourt Stars	1-18 – 2-6	Denn	showBreffni Park
19:30		Report		Referee: Jimmy Galligan

1 September 2013 Round 2B	Lacken	1-13 – 1-8	Drumalee	showP. J. Duke Park
13:30				Referee: Joe McQuillan

Round 3[]

7 September 2013 Round 3	Lavey	0-10 – 0-7	Cúchulainn's	showRamor Park
18:00				Referee: Padraig Kellegher

8 September 2013 Round 3	Mullahoran	4-13 – 0-7	Gowna	showBreffni Park
13:30		Report		Referee: Joe McQuillan

8 September 2013 Round 3	Lacken	0-13 – 1-10 (a.e.t.)	Killygarry	showBreffni Park
18:00		Report		Referee: Tony Gregory

8 September 2013 Round 3	Cavan Gaels	1-14 – 1-11	Kingscourt Stars	showBreffni Park
19:30		Report		Referee: Martin Brady

14 September 2013 Round 3 Replay	Lacken	3-10 – 0-15 (a.e.t.)	Killygarry	showBallinagh GAA Grounds
17:30				Referee: James Clarke

Knock-out stage[]

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Ballinagh

0-16

Lacken

1-9

Ballinagh

2-9

Crosserlough

1-10

Crosserlough

0-10

Lavey

0-7

Ballinagh

0-12

Cavan Gaels

0-11

Cavan Gaels

2-8

Mullahoran

1-8

Cavan Gaels

2-14

Castlerahan

0-7

Castlerahan

1-10

Ramor United

0-9

Quarter finals[]

14 September 2013 Quarter-final	Crosserlough	0-10 – 0-7	Lavey	showRamor Park
18:00

15 September 2013 Quarter-final	Castlerahan	1-10 – 0-9	Ramor United	showBreffni Park
19:00				Referee: Margaret Farrelly

20 September 2013 Quarter-final	Cavan Gaels	2-8 – 1-8	Mullahoran	showBreffni Park
20:00				Referee: John Cassidy

21 September 2013 Quarter-final	Ballinagh	0-16 – 1-9	Lacken	showBreffni Park
16:00		Report		Referee: Raymond Kelly

Semi finals[]

28 September 2013 Semi-final	Ballinagh	2-9 – 1-10	Crosserlough	showBreffni Park
20:00		Report		Referee: Michael Lee

29 September 2013 Semi-final	Cavan Gaels	2-14 – 0-7	Castlerahan	showBreffni Park
19:30				Referee: Joe McQuillan

Final[]

13 October 2013 Final	Ballinagh	0-12 – 0-11	Cavan Gaels	showBreffni Park
16:00	N. McDermott 0-7 (0-7f), D. McInerney, P. O'Reilly, N. O'Reilly, T. Moore, T. Smith 0-1 each	Report	M. Dunne 0-4 (0-3f), S. Johnston 0-3 (0-1f), D. Meehan 0-2, M. Leddy, M. Lyng 0-1 each	Referee: Kieran McCarville Man of the Match: Pádraic O'Reilly (Ballinagh)^[5]

Relegation play-offs[]

Preliminary relegation play-off[]

21 September 2013 Preliminary Relegation Play-Off	Redhills	0-14 – 1-10	Drumalee	showP. J. Duke Park
16:00				Referee: Ollie Donohoe

Semi finals[]

21 September 2013 Relegation Semi-final	Drumgoon	1-10 – 1-9	Denn	showLavey GAA Grounds
16:00				Referee: Harry Conaty

5 October 2013 Relegation Semi-final	Drumalee	5-7 – 1-10	Belturbet	showFirst Ulster Park
15:00				Referee: James Clarke

Final[]

Relegation Final	Denn	w/o – scr	Belturbet	show
		Report

References[]

^ "Fairytale ending for Ballinagh". Irish Examiner. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
^ "Ballinagh glory ruins Johnston fairytale". Independent. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
^ "Gaels left stunned by Ballinagh". Belfast Telegraph. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
^ "Ballinagh, Scotstown and Clonoe celebrate county football final wins". The42. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
^ "I think I had someone looking after me today". Anglo Celt. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2020.

External links[]

[1] "Fairytale ending for Ballinagh". Irish Examiner. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2020.

[2] "Ballinagh glory ruins Johnston fairytale". Independent. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2020.

[3] "Gaels left stunned by Ballinagh". Belfast Telegraph. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2020.

[4] "Ballinagh, Scotstown and Clonoe celebrate county football final wins". The42. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2020.

[5] "I think I had someone looking after me today". Anglo Celt. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2020.

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Stadiums	Breffni Park
Club scene	Clubs Senior Football Championship 19 Senior Hurling Championship 19 Intermediate Football Championship 19 Junior Football Championship 19 Under-20 Football Championship 19 Minor Football Championship 19
Key historical figures	John Joe O'Reilly P. J. Duke Phil Brady Mick Higgins Charlie Gallagher Gabriel Kelly Dermot McCabe
Honours	Football Honours All Stars
All-Ireland Senior Football Championships (5)	1933 1935 1947 1948 1952
Affiliations	Championship: Ulster League: Division 2 Cup: McKenna

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Clubs	Castlerahan Cavan Gaels Crosserlough Gowna Killygarry Kingscourt Stars Lacken Celtic Laragh United Lavey Mullahoran Ramor United Shercock